Back Door

Instrumental jazz/blues trio, best known for their bass-led debut album Back Door, recorded in London on June 3–4, 1972.

Core members include Colin Hodgkinson (bass), Ron Aspery (sax, flute), and Tony Hicks (drums). The debut album Back Door was recorded in London on June 3 and 4, 1972.

A mixed review of Back Door's 1972 instrumental debut highlights a bass-led jazz/blues trio with short, sharp tracks. Standout pieces named include “Human Bed”, “Waltz for a Wollum” and a bass instrumental in “Lieutenant Loose”. The album is described as at times captivating and at times challenging, largely improvised and syncopated. Recorded in London on June 3 and 4, 1972, the review gives the record a tempered endorsement.

For:Fans of instrumental jazz/blues, collectors of 1970s records, listeners who like bass-led trios